CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU 

FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO 

FLETCHER HAMILTON State Mineralogist 

San Francisco] PRELIMINARY REPORT No. 3 [September, 1917 



CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE 
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CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU 

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FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO 


FLETCHER HAMILTON State Mineralogist 


San Francisco] PRELIMINARY REPORT No. 3 [September, 1917 


Manganese and Chromium 


COMPLIMENTS OF" 

FLETCHER HAMILTON 

STATE MINERALOGIST 

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By E. S. BOALICH 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS 




Page 

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL_ 5 

CHAPTER 1. MANGANESE. 

Occurrence _ 7 

Uses - 7 

Prices _ 8 

Freight Rates _ 8 

Owners and Operators in California_ 8 

Manganese Consumers _ 10 

Letters from _-_ 11 

U. S. Geological Survey List of Purchasers_ 17 

CHAPTER II. CHROMIUM. 

Occurrence _ 20 

Concentration of Ore _ 20 

Uses _ 21 

Prices _ 21 

Freight Rates _ 21 

Owners and Operators in California- 22 

Chrome Buyers and Consumers_ 25 

Letters from _ 26 

APPENDIX. 

List of Publications of State Mining Bureau_ 30 

Determination of Mineral Samples- 32 

ILLUSTRATION. 

Mill of Placer Chrome Concentrating Company, Rattlesnake Bar, 

El Dorado County - 20 

























LETTER OE TRANSMITTAL. 


October 15, 1917. 

To His Excellency, The Honorable William D. Stephens, 
Governor of California. 

Sir: As a result of present transportation conditions a serious 
shortage exists in the supply of many mineral substances which were 
formerly imported, and which are vitally important in the manufacture 
of munitions and in other industries. The necessity of taking a careful 
inventory of the nation’s resources is rapidly dawning on the mining 
public. Facts relative to the location of ore deposits, difficulties which 
must be overcome to make them available for use, and methods to be 
einplo 3 T ed, if their immediate development is demanded, must be 
correlated. 

With the idea in view of rendering all possible assistance in the 
development of this particular branch of the mining industry, the Cali¬ 
fornia State Mining Bureau took up a thorough investigation of 
manganese and chromium deposits in the state soon after the declaration 
of war with Germany. The field work has been practically completed, 
and a detailed report will be made available for distribution at the 
earliest possible moment. While such report is in course of prepara¬ 
tion, it has been deemed advisable to place in form for immediate 
reference the following data, which it is hoped, will be of material 
assistance to all parties interested in this branch of the mining industry. 
This information will be of direct benefit to the United States Govern¬ 
ment, at this time of national stress. 

Respectfully submitted. 

Fletcher Hamilton, 

State Mineralogist. 



























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CHAPTER I. 


MANGANESE. 


Occurrence. 

According to Harder 1 , the characteristic occurrence of manganese in 
California is in the form of porous black oxide, associated as layers and 


pockets with the jasper lenses of the Franciscan formation of the Coast 
Ranges. Smaller deposits are found in the Sierra Nevadas, in veins in 
the Calaveras formation, as fragments disseminated in auriferous 
gravels, or in deposits associated with igneous rocks. 

Recent investigations made by field assistants of this bureau have 
fully corroborated the above opinion, although in addition to the 
examples cited some important deposits of this mineral have been found 
to occur, in Inyo and San Bernardino Counties, as replacements in 
limestone or along contacts between limestone and granite. The deeper 
workings of the Ladd and Merchant Mines in San Joaquin and Alameda 
Counties are yielding the gray carbonate of manganese, rhodochrosite, 
as a commercial ore. 


Uses. 

A large proportion of manganese consumed in the United States has 
always gone into the manufacture of ferro-manganese, which is 
employed in the steel industry. This use is of course more important 
at the present time than ever before, as the steel alloy containing man¬ 
ganese is particularly important in the manufacture of armor plate, as 
well as munitions and other war supplies. 

This material is also in demand in much lesser degree by manufac¬ 
turers of glass, electric dry batteries, paints, pottery, tile and brick. 
These chemical uses require, as a rule, a much higher grade of ore than 
does the steel industry. The ores best adapted for use in the steel 
industry should contain more than 40 per cent manganese, and with the 
exception of phosphorus and silica, no other elements that are commonly 
present interfere with the use of the ore for this purpose. It is usually 
specified that ore containing more than 8 per cent silica and two-tenths 
of 1 per cent phosphorus, is not satisfactory. In the manufacture of 
dry batteries the usual specifications are that the ore must contain at 
least 80 per cent manganese dioxide, less than 1 per cent iron, and less 
than 5 per cent copper, nickel or cobalt. Ore containing more than 1 
per cent iron is not adaptable for use in the manufacture of flint glass. 
Detailed specifications, as required by various consumers in the United 
States, are given on page 11. 


1 Harder, E. C., IT. S. Geol. Sur., Bull. 427; 
States.” 


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Price. 

The average value of manganese ores up to January, 1916, were 
approximately from $10 to $20 a ton, but since that time the curtailment 
of ferro-manganese imports from England, and the increased demand has 
caused the price to rapidly rise, and the New York quotation as of 
October 20, 1917, was $1.00 per unit for 48 per cent grade, with the 
chemical ore at from 5 to 7 cents a pound, according to grade. This fea¬ 
ture is, of course, one which is liable to wide variation, and information 
regarding prices should be kept up to date by reference from time to time 
to the columns of the current technical magazines or trade journals. 

Freight Rates. 

The market for the bulk of the manganese ore produced in California 
is at the Steel producing centers of the East, although a considerable 
quantity of this material has recently been purchased by local firms. 
Freight rates on this class of material from various points in California 
to Chicago are approximately $10 per ton, or $14.86 to the eastern 
seaboard. 


OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF MANGANESE DEPOSITS 

IN CALIFORNIA. 

Producing: 

Owner or operator Address 

Braito, Fred E. and Mason, T. J.—:-Crescent Mills, Plumas County, Cal. 

Busch, George H. (Independent Mine)_Potter Valley, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Busch, G. H. and S. H.; and Bevins, A. P.; Potter Valley, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Holbrook, E. E.; Burris, S. C.; and Sites, H. W_ 

-Potter Valley, Mendocino County, or 45 Kearny St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Kloppenburg, H. A. and R. L. ; and Myton, H. S-Quincy, Plumas County, Cal. 

Levensaler Speir Corporation-681 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Manganese Company of California-180 Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal. 

McDonald, L. M- j. -Livermore, Alameda County, Cal. 

Mineral Products Co-334 Rialto Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Noble Electric Steel Co-995 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Page, James E. (Lease of George Busch)-Willits, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Ruhser, F. W., & Hubberty--Jackson, Amador County, Cal. 

Seagrave, M. C. (Ladd Mine)-Balboa Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Shanks, D. W., and Copps, A. W-Geyserville, Sonoma County, or 

1302 Merchants National Bank Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Van, G. W. (Middle Creek Mine)_:_Upper Lake, Lake County, Cal. 

Winship, K. D-350 Post St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Yeoman, Alex (Owl Hole Manganese Mine)_ 

-Silver Lake, San Bernardino County, Cal. 

Developed: 

Owner or operator Address 

Alf, Seymour & Garinger, I. D-Daggett, San Bernardino County, Cal. 

Beck, Mrs. E-Fetters Springs, Sonoma County, Cal. 

Binet, E. C-Clipper Mills, Butte County, Cal. 

Bocklin, Christ-616 Hobart St., Oakland, Cal. 

Breretou, Chas. (Leased to Michaels, Roman and Weeks)_ 

-Covelo, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Burrows, I. A.-Newville, Glenn County, Cal. 



























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Developed: 

Owner or operator Address 

Carter, Chas. P-Elsinore, Riverside County, Cal. 

Cary-Hoff Manganese Co-Foot 22d St., Oakland, Cal. 

Clark & McDonald___Livermore, Alameda County, Cal. 

Clough, L. L___Quincy, Plumas County, Cal. 

Darling, IT. F-714 Wisconsin Ave., San Francisco, Cal. 

Davis, John T-1562 Lincoln Ave., Alameda, Alameda County, Cal. 

Doak, W. C__Rialto Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Evans, T. & .T__San Simeon, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Everett, Albert____Escondido, San Diego County, Cal. 

Everharty, John .T_254 N. Soto St., Los Angeles, L. A. County, Cal. 

Green, Thos. II_R. F. D. No. 3, Hayward, Alameda County, Cal. 

Hall, Fred W.___ Box 153, Parker, Arizona 

Hawkins, T. S_Bank of Italy, Hollister, San Benito County, Cal. 

Keeney, F. W___Palace Hotel, Ukiah, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Ivinzie, Robert A_First National Bank Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Lee, Dr. L___Potter Valley, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Livermore Manganese Co.._Rialto Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Lugo & Smith, Justus_Palo Verde, Riverside County, Cal. 

Magneson, Geo. L_;_Calpella, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Martin, Hauser & Cheeseborough_1138 Oxford Ave., Los Angeles, L. A. County, Cal. 

Mateos, John D_165 N. 15th St., San Jose, Santa Clara County, Cal. 

McLoughlin, Harry_952 Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal. 

McPhail, Dan (Agent for Hendricks Mine)_Hollister, San Benito County, Cal. 

Merchant, .T. R_Livermore, Alameda County, Cal. 

Mitchell, Dave_Vernalis, San Joaquin County, Cal. 

Mollet Development Co_Massillon, Ohio 

Newhall, E. P. & W. E_;_Box 354, Livermore, Alameda County, Cal. 

Newport, Sam___Perris, Riverside County, Cal. 

Noyes, A. II.; Chase, H. B. and Norris, T. (Rattlesnake Mine)_ 

-Fruto, Glenn County, Cal., or Mechanics Institute, San Francisco, Cal. 

Overacker, II. T_Livermore, Alameda County, Cal. 

Pacific Coast Manganese Co., Inc_681 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Price, John E. & Co__Hoge Bldg., Seattle, Wash. 

Roman, G-55 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Schellenger, E. E_Blythe, Riverside County, Cal. 

Sehorn, A. W., et al. (Black Diamond Mine)_Willows, Glenn County, Cal. 

Shasta National Copper Co_924 Page St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Shurick, K. C-1111 Alice St., Oakland, Alameda County, Cal. 

Stenton, Ruben___Silver Lake, San Bernardino County, Cal. 

Talbot, .T. C_Dutch Flat, Placer County, Cal. 

Thomas, W. P_Ukiah, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Van Winkle, Walton_2925 Garber St., Berkeley, Alameda County, Cal. 

Weeks, Frank; Michaels and Roman (Lease from Brereton)_ 

_Covelo, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Welte, G. II_Riggs, San Bernardino County, Cal. 

Western Manganese Co_Balboa Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Wooley, George E_Forbestown, Butte County, Cal. 

Undeveloped: 

Owner or operator Address 

American Manganese Co_—Ono, Shasta County, Cal. 

Avery, Geo. D_Porterville, Tulare County, Cal. 

Barbour, Frank_Stockton, San Joaquin County, Cal. 

Bowen, Marshall_Hemlock, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Briggs, Mrs. Anna E_Hollister, San Benito County, Cal. 

Bryant, L. M. (Leaser of Porter Ranch Mine)-Showers Pass, Humboldt County, Cal. 

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Undeveloped: 

Owner or operator Address 

Cleveland, R. L_-_Ukiali, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Coffee, Frank___Mecca, Riverside County, Cal. 

Cole, R. D__Lindsay, Tulare County, Cal. 

Day, Morgan M. (Pennsylvania Mine)- 

_58 N. 15th St., San Jose, Santa Clara County, Cal. 

East Rex Exploration Co_First National Bank Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Edraan, J. A_.Quincy, Plumas County, Cal. 

Elford, E. W. (Moore Creek Mine)_St. Helena, Napa County, Cal. 

Fries, Peter_Tres Pinos, San Benito County, Cal. 

Carringer, I. D_Daggett, San Bernardino County, Cal. 

Hammond, W. J. & Sons_Patterson, Stanislaus County, Cal. 

Hannagan, James (Leased to E. T. Stewart)-Panoche, San Benito County, Cal. 

Ilobson, W. K_Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

La Laguna Ranch Co_Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Cal. 

Lewis, Wm_Tres Pinos, San Benito County, Cal. 

Luce, Alonzo of Paskenta; and Apperson, Virgil of Willows (Manganese Peak 

Mine)_-_Paskenta, Tehama County, Cal. 

Madrid, John_Jamestown, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Matthews, Geo. C. (Formerly Shaw and Matthews Mine)_ 

_Cloverdale, Sonoma County, Cal. 

McClendon, Walter_Calpella, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Phelan Bros_Cambria, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Shields, W. E.; Packwood, C. C. and Keeney, F. W. (Thatcher Creek 

Mine)-Covelo, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Smith, Sidney; and Waldteufel, J. A. (Mt. San Hedron Mine)_ 

-TTkiah, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Staneusucli, Antonio_San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Stewart, E. T. (Leases of James Hannigan)_South Dos Palos, Merced County, Cal. 

Thurston, D. H. & Benner, C. S. (Elva Mine)_Paskenta, Tehama County, Cal. 

Underwood, E. P. & Henderson, L. G-Barstow, San Bernardino County, Cal. 

Waldteufel, .T. A., attorney for G. E. Cameron of Pittsburgh (Wild Devil 

Mine)-TJkiah, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Wallace, Grace P-No. 164 E. San Carlos St., San Jose, Santa Clara County, Cal. 


Manganese Consumers. 

In the proper development of any industry it is of course necessary 
not only that the buyer he advised as to the proper source of the 
material which will meet his requirements, but also that the producer 
have adequate information regarding the demand for his raw material, 
specifications which he may be called upon to meet, and consumers 
with whom he may get in touch by way of offering his product for sale. 
In the effort to secure authoritative information in this regard, a copy 
of the following letter was sent to every buyer and consumer of 
manganese of the United States whose name was known to this office: 

Dear Sir: There is now being completed, under my direction, a 
detailed survey of California’s manganese deposits. At an early 
date the data thus collected will be issued in printed form. 

In order to make this report of the utmost possible value to all 
concerned at this time of national stress, I am planning to include 
a list of all firms in the United States who are in the market for this 
class of material, as well as a list of producers and owners of 
deposits. If you have no objection to the use of your name in this 






























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connection, an early reply will be appreciated, giving as much of 
the following information relative to the subject in hand as is 
consistent with your business policies: 

1. Principal use to which you put the material. 

2. Specifications covering tenor of ore which will meet your 

requirements. 

3. Form of contract which you demand of the producer. 

4. Approximate amount of ore you expect to be in the market 

for. 


It is believed that the dissemination of information of this char¬ 
acter will benefit both the user and the producer, and you are 
assured that your courtesy in complying with the above request will 
be sincerely appreciated. 

(Signed) Fletcher Hamilton, 

State Mineralogist. 


Very full and satisfactory replies were received from the great 
majority of buyers to whom this letter was sent, and their cooperation 
is hereby gratefully acknowledged. 

The following mentioned consumers do not, of course, make up the 
total for the industry in the country, and the opportunity to add the 
names of additional firms in the final report which will be published on 
this subject, will be greatly appreciated. A cordial invitation is there¬ 
fore extended to all companies interested in this business, who have not 
been in touch with the California State Mining Bureau, to advise the 
State Mineralogist, Ferry Building, San Francisco, regarding the ques¬ 
tions mentioned in the above letter. 

There follows an alphabetical list of buyers and consumers, with 
detailed information regarding the requirements of each, as furnished 
by their representatives. 


LETTERS FROM MANGANESE CONSUMERS. 

American Ever Ready Works: 755 Folsom St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Aug. 3, 1917. 

“We use Dioxide Manganese Ore, principally in the manufacture of 
dry batteries. Manganese Ore must come within the following speci¬ 
fications : 

Minimum 14.72% available oxygen, 80% Mn0 2 , maximum 2% iron 
oxide, not over trace copper or phosphorus. 

We have been using some California Manganese as low as 65% Mn0 2 , 
but prefer the higher grades. 

With reference to the form of contract which we require, we have no 
'particular forms whatsoever, but require the producer to ship his 
manganese to San Francisco, where same will be analyzed by any of the 
reliable chemists of this city, and if found to be up to specifications 
which are guaranteed by the producer, we immediately pay the invoice. 


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In regard to the approximate amount of ore we use, this is hard to 
give you at the present time, as we not only buy for our Pacific Coast 
factory, but also ship some to our Eastern factories. Our requirements 
run into the thousands of tons. ” 

The American Metal Company, Limited: 61 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 

Aug. 16, 1917. 

“Our position in this commodity is that of a dealer, having imported 
and handled large tonnages both of furnace Manganese and Peroxide of 
Manganese. If you would therefore incorporate our name in your list 
accordingly, we should appreciate it.” 

Bethlehem Steel Company: South Bethlehem, Pa. Aug. 11, 1917. 

“ Question No. 1: The only uses to which we put Manganese are for 
the manufacture of Spiegel, and of Ferro Manganese. Of course you 
are aware for the manufacture of Spiegel, a low grade Manganiferous 
iron ore can be used, and ores carrying from 15% to 30% of Manganese 
are usable. 

Questions Nos. 2 and 3: Schedule of prices per ton of 2240 pounds 
for Domestic or Foreign ores, f. o. b. Philadelphia or Sparrows Point. 

49% Metallic Manganese, $1.00 per unit 

4G to 49% Metallic Manganese, .9S per unit 

43 to 46% Metallic Manganese, .95 per unit 

40 to 43% Metallic Manganese, .91 per unit 

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Prices are based on ores containing 

not more than S.00% Silica 
not more than .20% Phosphorus 

and are subject to deductions as follows: 

For each 1% in excess of 8.00 Silica, there shall be a deduction of 30 
cents per ton, fractions in proportion. 

For each .02%, in excess of .20% Phosphorus, there shall be a deduc¬ 
tion of 4 cents per unit of Manganese per ton, fractions in proportion. 

Ore containing less than 40% Manganese, or more than 12% Silica, 
or .225 Phosphorus is not acceptable; only purchased at Buyer’s option. 


Settlements are based on analysis of sample dried at 212 degrees 
Fahrenheit; the percentage of moisture in the sample as taken to be 
deducted from the weight. 

Question No. 4 : We have filled our Manganese requirements for 1917 
and 1918. We normally use about 100,000 tons of high grade Man¬ 
ganese Ore annually, and say 70,000 tons of low grade material. By 
low grade material, 1 would mean an ore running less than 35% Mn.” 



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Carnegie Steel Company: Pittsburg, Pa. July 31, 1917. 

Replying to your letter of July 25, would say the use to which we 
put Manganese Ore is the manufacture of Ferro Manganese and 
Spiegel. 

The remainder of your questions are answered by the following price 
and specification sheet, the last one issued by us, except as to tonnage. 
This would be a matter of negotiation between shipper and ourselves, 
but I can say we are large users of high grade Manganese Ore. 

We remit in full on receipt of carload and the analysis of the material 
determined. ” 

Schedule of prices which will he paid per ton of 2240 pounds for 

domestic Manganese Ore. 

Lucy Furnaces, Carnegie Steel Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 
Isabella Furnaces, Carnegie Steel Company, Etna, Pa., or 
South Works, Illinois Steel Company, South Chicago, Ill. 
Shipments for South Chicago to be routed care of 
E. J. & E. Rv. 

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For ores containing above 

49% Metallic Manganese $1.00 per unit 

46 to 49% Metallic Manganese .98 per unit 

43 to 46% Metallic Manganese .95 per unit 

40 to 43% Metallic Manganese .90 per unit 

Prices are based on ores containing 

not more than 8.00% Silica 
not more than .20% Phosphorus 

and are subject to deductions as follows: 

For each 1% in excess of 8.00 Silica, there shall be a deduction of 
fifteen (15) cents per ton, fractions in proportion. 

For each .02% in excess of .20% Phosphorus, there shall be a deduc¬ 
tion of two (2) cents per unit of Manganese per ton, fractions in 
proportion. 

Ore containing less than 40% Manganese, or more than 12% Silica, 
or .225% Phosphorus, subject to acceptance or refusal, Buyer’s option. 


delivered 

freight 

prepaid 

at 


Settlements are based on analysis of sample dried at 212 degrees 
Fahrenheit. 

The percentage of moisture in the sample as taken to be deducted 
from the weight. 

Prices subject to change without notice unless otherwise specially 
agreed upon. 

Pittsburgh, Pa., May 2, 1917. 




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Dana & Company, Inc.: Ill Broadway, New York, N. Y. July 31, 1917. 

4 ‘ 1. Our principal use of Manganese Ore is to make Ferro Manganese, 
although we sell a considerable quantity of Chemical ore. 

2. The specifications of Metallurgical Ore (Ferro Manganese) : 40% 
Metallic Manganese, 10% maximum Silica, .20% maximum Phosphorus. 

We prefer higher Metallic Manganese if possible. 

Chemical Ore: Minimum 75%, preferably minimum 80% Mn0 2 . 
Maximum 1J% Iron, Maximum .01% Copper. 

3. The form of contract we demand from the producer depends 
entirely on his reliabilitju If we do not know him and he can not give 
us satisfactory guarantees as to his business integrity, responsibility and 
knowledge of mining, we will only pay on certified analysis of a 
reputable chemist, attached to B/L. In general, we are willing to make 
a fair contract with a responsible supplier, paying him 75 to 80% of the 
value of his material at point of shipment. 

4. There is no limit to the tonnage we can use either of Chemical 
ore or Metallurgical.” 

The Harshaw, Fuller & Goodwin Co.: Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 6. 1917. 

‘ ‘ In answer to your questions would advise as follows: 

First—The Manganese Ore we handle is used principally for the 
manufacture of dry batteries, although we also suppty considerable 
quantities to glass manufacturers and enamelers. 

Second—Prior to the beginning of the war, our specifications for 
Manganese were minimum 85% Manganese Dioxide, maximum 1% 
Iron, free from Copper. We obtained ore of this description from the 
Caucasus. Since the war began, we have been unable to obtain ore of 
the above description, and have used considerable quantities testing a 
minimum of 80% Mn0 2 , maximum 1.25% Iron, with a slight trace of 
Copper. The worst feature about California and other western Man¬ 
ganese is the Copper and high Iron contents. 

Third. At present we are not making any contracts with producers. 

Fourth. Before the war began we were handling about 10,000 tons 
of Manganese Ore per year. We now handle perhaps 1,000 tons, most 
of which has been received from Cuba. ’ ’ 

E. J. Lavino & Co.: Bullitt Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. July 31, 1917. 

“In answer to your first question, as to the use to which we put the 
material, we beg to advise that while we are the largest independent 
manufacturers of Ferro Manganese in the United States, we are also 
ore merchants, and while, generally speaking, the Manganese Ore we 
buy is used in our own furnaces, it might also happen that we would 
sell some to other Manganese Ore consumers. 


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Our specifications roughly are as follows: 

Ore must be of normal physical condition and must contain no 
objectionable elements, or at least must not contain in any appreciable 
quantities any objectionable elements such as copper, lead, zinc, barium, 
etc. 

Metallic Manganese should run as closely to a minimum of 50% as 
possible, and no ore under 38% in Manganese would be accepted under 
usual condition. 

Silica should be low, averaging as much under 10% as possible, with 
an outside limit of 13%. 

Iron should be just as low as possible, the ideal Manganese Ore for 
our purpose having no iron in it whatever; 4% is the outside limit we 
care to accept. 

Phosphorus we prefer under .15%, but if necessary can take up to 
say .25%. 

Alumina should be low, anything over 10% being quite objectionable, 
especially in conjunction with high silica. 

It is our custom to impose a penalty on all Silica above 10%, all Iron 
above 3%, all Phosphorus above .20%. You understand of course, that 
in certain cases we might make some modifications in our specification, 
although we consider the limits as given liberal ones, and we are buying 
large quantities of ore without finding it necessary to make any change. 

Question Three, the form of contract which we ask the producer to 
sign, we have nothing particularly definite in this way. As long as the 
contract is equitable, and covers all the points agreed to by both 
parties, we are usually satisfied. One thing on which we do insist, is 
that final settlement must be based upon sampling and analyzing by 
Messrs. A. S. McCreath & Son or Messrs. Booth, Garrett & Blair, upon 
arrival of car at destination. 

Question Four, the amount of ore we expect to purchase at the 
present time, we are buying unlimited quantities and will probably 
continue to do so for some time.” 


J. Meyer & Sons: 480 Bourse Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. 2. 1917. 

“The principal use to which we put this material is for manufactur¬ 
ing glass. We require an ore running from 78 to 85% Mn0 2 , with 
Jess than 1% of Iron. 

Regarding a form of contract, which we would demand from the 
producer, would state that we would require a contract obligating the 
producer to forward a definite number of cars at specified intervals. 

Regarding the approximate amount of Ore would state that we would 
go slow at the start, in order to compare this ore, in a practical way. to 
what we are now using.” 


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The Midvale Steel Company: Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 1, 1917. 

“Referring to your letter July 25tli addressed to our Philadelphia 
office, we beg to reply to your questions as follows: 

First—Production of Ferro Manganese. 

Second—Desirable to secure ore as high as possible in Manganese and 
as low as possible in Silica, Iron, Phosphates, etc. 

Third—Form of contract not an important matter. We are usually 
willing to meet most any reasonable terms. 

Fourth—Our annual requirements are approximately 50,000 tons and 
we would be very glad to secure the entire quantity in this country, 
thereby avoiding the importation of any tonnage from Brazil and 
India.” 

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Noble Electric Steel Company: 995 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 

July 27, 1917. 

“Our specifications are as follows: Manganese Ore—10% Metallic 
Manganese; not over 16% Silica. 

We have no particular form of contract, but we will not enter into an 
unbonded contract, without first inspecting the property and making - 
sure that there is some probability that the producers can make good on 
their contracts. 

We expect to be in the market for about five hundred tons of Man¬ 
ganese Ore per month.” 

Rogers, Brown & Company: Cortlandt Bldg., 30 Church St., New York, N. Y. 

Aug. 3, 1917. 

“We shall be glad to have you put our name down in your report as 
dealers in Manganese Ore. We are not ourselves directly in the manu¬ 
facturing and smelting end of the business, but act as selling agents 
for ore producers or as merchants in buying and selling the ore for 
our own account. 

Our principal customers are blast furnaces making Ferro and Spiege- 
leisen, who require ore running as high as possible in Manganese, not 
less than 46 or 48% ; low in Silica—not over 9% if possible, low in 
Iron and low in Phosphorus. 

As we are not direct consumers, we can not state what amount of ore 
we expect to be in the market for, but in a general way can assure you 
that the consumers in this country can use a great deal more high grade 
ore than it is possible at present to produce in this country. 

The domestic production of Ferro Manganese today is in the neigh¬ 
borhood of 27,000 to 28,000 tons per month, requiring more than twice 
that amount of ore in its production. If British Ferro Manganese con¬ 
tinues to be interfered with by the Submarine situation, domestic con¬ 
sumption will call for 800,000 to 1,000,000 tons of Manganese Ore for 
consumption in this country in 1918, so that you will see there is no 


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difficulty in selling all the possible output of Domestic Manganese Ore, 
provided it is of good quality. The difficulty is that so much of our 
Domestic ore runs very low in Manganese, high in Silica, and the de¬ 
posits are so pockety and deceptive that there seem to be no properties 
capable of producing a large and continuous output of high grade ore.” 

Domestic Manganese Ore Prices and Specifications. 

Schedule of Prices Which Will Be Paid Per Ton of 2240 Pounds for 

Domestic Manganese Ore {Delivered ). 


For ore containing above 49% Metallic Manganese_$1.00 per unit 

4G to 49% Metallic Manganese_ .98 per unit 

43 to 40% Metallic Manganese- .95 per unit 

40 to 43% Metallic Manganese- .90 per unit 


Prices are based on ores containing 

Not more than 9.00% Silica, 

Not more than .20% Phosphorus, 

and are subject to deductions as follows: 

For each 1% in excess of 9.00% Silica, there shall be a deduction of fifteen 
(15) cents per ton, fractions in proportion. 

For each .02% in excess of .20% Phosphorus, there shall be a deduction of 
two (2) cents per unit of Manganese per ton, fractions in proportion. 

Ore containing less than 40% Manganese, or more than 12% Silica, or .225% 
Phosphorus, subject to acceptance or refusal, Buyer’s option. 

Settlements are based on analysis of sample dried at 212 degrees 
Fahrenheit. 

The percentage of moisture in the sample as taken to be deducted 
from the weight. 

Prices subject to change without notice unless otherwise specially 
agreed upon. 

In addition to the foregoing purchasers of manganese, the following 
list of firms has just been sent out by the U. S. Geological Survey, 
Washington, D. C., and are included herewith with the idea in view of 
further broadening the scope of this report. 

Purchasers of Manganese and Manganiferous Ores to July, 1917. 

a Purchase manganese ore with more than 40 per cent manganese and less than 1 
per cent iron. 

b Purchase manganese ore with more than 40 per cent manganese and. more than 1 
per cent iron. 

c Purchase manganese ore with less than 40 per cent manganese. 


be N. A. Adler, Batesville, Ark. 
a Alleghany Ore & Iron Co., Buena Vista, Va. 
a American Carbon & Battery Co., East St. Louis, Ill. 

be American Manganese Mfg. Co., Dunbar, Pa. (362 Bullitt Bldg., Philadelphia, 
Pa.) 

c American Smelting & Refining Co., Murray, Utah. 







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b American Steel Foundries Co., Chicago, 111. 
a Anglo-American Flash Light Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
b Basic Metals Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

b Berkshire Iron Works, Bullitt Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. 
ab Binney & Smith, SI Fulton St., New York, N. Y. 
b Bethlehem Steel Corporation, South Bethlehem, Pa. 
a Arthur B. Bibbins, Baltimore, Md. 
b Bilrowe Alloys Co., Bernice Bldg., Tacoma, Wash, 
ab Chas. A. Burdick, E. M., 74 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 
a C. F. Burgess Laboratories, Madison, Wis. 

1) Cambria Steel Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

b Carnegie Steel Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

be Central Iron & Coal Co., Holt, Ala. 
be Charcoal Iron Co., Detroit, Mich, 
c Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., Pueblo, Colo, 
ab W. R. Cuthbert, Lynchburg, Va. 
be Delaware River Steel Co., Chester, Pa. 
abc W. H. Denison. Cushman, Ark. 
b Electric Reduction Co., Washington, Pa. 
b Eastern Steel Co., Pottsville, Pa. 
b Empire Steel & Iron Co., Catasauqua, Pa. 
be Eureka Manganese Co., Birmingham, Ala. 
b Fuller & Warren Co., Troy, N. Y. 
ab Robert Gilchrist, Elizabethtown, N. J. 
b Goldschmidt Thermit Co., New York, N. Y. 
be R. L. Handford, Cushman, Ark. 

a Harshaw, Fuller & Goodwin Co., Electric Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio, 
a Hazel-Atlas Glass Co., Clarksburg, W. Ya. 
be Hickman, Williams & Co., St. Louis, Mo. 
ab C. W. Hill Chemical Co., Los Angeles, Cal. 
a Illinois Glass Co., Alton, Ill. 
a Illinois Pacific Glass Co., San Francisco, Cal. 
b Illinois Steel Co., South Chicago, Ill. 
c International Smelting Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, 
b Jones & Laughlin Steel Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

b Juniata Furnace & Foundry Co., CO West Girard Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 

b Lackawanna Iron & Steel Co., U. S. Express Bldg., Buffalo. N. 1'. 

a .T. S. Lamson & Bro., Inc., SO Maiden Lane, New York, N. Y. 

b Lebanon Blast Furnace Co.. Lebanon, Pa. 

b E. J. Lavino & Co., Bullitt Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. 

ab David Loeser, 1400 Broadway, New York, N. 1". 

ab Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co., Los Angeles. Cal. 

be Lowmoor Iron Co. of Virginia, Lowmoor, Ya. 

be Manganese Products Co., 30 East 42nd St., New York, N. Y. 

a Manhattan Electrical Supply Co., 41-47 Morris St., Jersey City, N. .T. 

abc Miami Metals Co., Peoples Gas Bldg., Chicago, Ill. 

be National Alloy Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

a National Carbon Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 

be Noble Electric Steel Co.. Heroult, Cal. (995 Market St., San Francisco, Cal 
ab Oakley Paint Mfg. Co., Los Angeles, Cal. 
b Pacific Coast Steel Co., Seattle, Wash, 
ab Pacific Sewer Pipe Co., Los Angeles, Cal. 
b Pittsburgh Lamp Brass & Glass Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

b Pittsburgh Steel Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
c Pulaski Iron Co., Pulaski, Va. 
ab A. P. Rice, Spencer, Ohio. 

b Ricketson Mineral Paints Works, Milwaukee, Wis. ' * 

ab Rogers Brown Co., New York, N. Y. 


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be Frank Samuel, Philadelphia, Pa. 

be Seaboard Manganese & Steel Corporation, Temple, Pa. 
ab Arthur Seligman, 165 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 
be Sligo Furnace Co., Sligo, Mo. 

be Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co., Birmingham, Ala. 
be Southern Mauganese Corporation, Anniston, Ala. 
ab Oscar Stromberg, Tribune Bldg., New York, N. Y. 
be Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co., Birmingham, Ala. 
a U. S. Glass Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

c United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, 
b Utah Iron & Steel Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. 

be U. S. Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa.; South Chicago, Ill.; Birmingham, 
Ala. 

b Vanadium Steel Alloys Co., Latrobe, Pa. 

Many other makers of flint glass and dry batteries use ore of grade a. 


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CHAPTER II. 

CHROMIUM. 

Occurrence. 

The characteristic occurrence of chromium in California is as the 
black oxide chromite which usually carries more or less iron and mag¬ 
nesium. The ore bodies are usually lenticular or chimney-shaped and 
occup}^ openings along fracture planes in peridotite or serpentine. It 
also occurs along contacts between serpentine and slate or other rock. 
On account of the continuity of some fractures the ore appears as veins 
filling them. 

On account of the persistent association of chromite with serpentine 
rocks, the areas in which ore may be expected to occur are easily out¬ 
lined. One belt follows the Coast Ranges, while another follows the 
Sierra Nevada Mountains. Up to 1916, California has been the only 
state in the Union where this ore has been mined on a commercial scale. 

Concentration. 

Large amounts of low grade chromite are necessarily mined along 
with commercially valuable ores. This material has, until recently, 
been rejected and piled on the dumps. The concentration of this 
material is now under way. One mill is under construction near Pat- 
terson, Stanislaus County, by the Chrome Concentrating Company of 
San Francisco, while a second, the Placer Chrome Concentrating Com¬ 
pany of Newcastle, made a trial run about October 1st. A photograph 
and brief description of the latter mill follows: 



Placer Chrome Concentrating - Co. mill, near Rattlesnake Bar, El Dorado Co., 

Cal. (Photo by C. A. Waring.) 








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The mill of the Placer Chrome Concentrating- Company is located 
one quarter mile south of Rattlesnake Bridge in El Dorado County, 
and eight miles southeast of Newcastle, Placer County. Ore is trucked 
a mile and a quarter from a bin at the foot of the mine tramway. 
Equipment consists of a 4'x6' grizzly, 8"xl2" Blake crusher, Hendy 
self-feeder, 4'x5' ball mill, 2 Deister-Overstrom Concentrators and 1 
Deister-Simplex Sand Concentrator. The mill and crusher are oper¬ 
ated by a 20 h. p. Fairbanks Morse distillate engine, while the tables 
and generator for lights are driven by a 4 h. p. distillate engine. A 
0 h. p. engine pumps water from the Middle Fork of the American 
River. 

A trial run of short duration on 20% ore, with the tables imperfectly 
regulated, yielded a 40% concentrate and leaving 10% of chromic 
oxide in the tailings. The concentrates showed a tendency to cake on 
the tables, to remedy which the operator intended to speed up the 
tables. There was also a tendency for the ore to slime, which could 
probably be remedied only by substituting rolls for the ball mill. 

Uses. 

Like manganese, chromium owes its present important position in 

the mineral industry of California to the conditions arising from the 

war. Most of the chromite used in the United States finds a market 

on the Atlantic Seaboard or in the Middle West. The supply was 

normally imported from South Africa, Asia Minor, etc. The major 

consumption of chromite is for use as a refractory lining in furnaces 

for smelting steel and copper. Lesser amounts go into the manufacture 

of ferro-ehrome for chrome-steel alloys. 

*/ 

Price. 

Previous to the present war conditions the bulk of the chrome pro¬ 
duced was valued at from $8 to $12 per ton. Quotations, f. o. b. Cali¬ 
fornia, as of October 16, 1917, were 50 to 60 cents per unit for 34 to 
40 per cent ore, with the limit of free Si0 2 being placed at 8%. 

Freight Rates. 

The principal markets for this product are in the vicinity of St. 
Louis, Chicago, Pittsburgh and New York. Freight tariffs to the for¬ 
mer cities are approximately $10 per ton and to the Eastern Seaboard, 
$14.86. This fact must be kept in mind in connection with the vari¬ 
ance in quotations for chrome, which will sometimes be noted as 
between Eastern and Western sources. 


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OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF CHROME DEPOSITS 

IN CALIFORNIA. 

Producing: 

Name. Address. 

Agard & Stewart_268 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Alexander, F. A_225 Monadnock Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

American Exploration Company (lease of Tyson Mining Co.)-Grants Pass, Oregon. 

Austin, H. C_—Georgetown, El Dorado County, Cal. 

Biggs, H. C__271S California St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Bingham, Alonzo_Callahan, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

Brewer, Florence and Dennis, A. S. (property in Trinity County leased to Fed¬ 
eral Chrome Co.)_Red Bluff, Tehama County, Cal. 

Bunker, H. H_Michigan Bluff, Placer County, Cal. 

Calhoun, Frank, Locating Co_200 Phelan Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Carson, Frank_Visalia, Tulare County, Cal. 

Chaix, S_Latrobe, El Dorado County, Cal. 

Clary, Harry_Angels, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Crisle-Riffe Chrome Mine_Kings River, via Sanger, Fresno County, Cal. 

Curran, W. E_Sanger, Fresno County, Cal. 

Davis, John-Copperopolis, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Dibblee & Arata_San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Dolbear, S. II. (for American Refractories Co.) t - 

-1411 Merchants National Bank Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Dougherty, C. F_Strathmore, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

Driesbach, F. M_2101 E. 12th St., Oakland, Alameda County, Cal. 

Farish Company, Inc_Insurance Exchange Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Farmer, R. H. (Placer Chrome Co.)_Newcastle, Placer County, Cal. 

Fenster, G. C. & Lehow, W. S. (Leased to C. H. Holbrook, W. L. McGuire & 

H. E. Springer.)-Crocker Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Fuqua, T. F. & Bell, R. E--Lower Lake, Lake County, Cal. 

Graham, W. S_ r -~. _Ukiah, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Gravlin Chrome Mine--Grants Pass, Oregon 

Green, W. C_■_Georgetown, El Dorado County, Cal. 

Ilealdsburg Mineral Co_Healdsburg, Sonoma County, Cal. 

Hill, S. W_Red Bluff, Tehama County, Cal. 

Hollister, Wm-San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Ilothersall, Geo. J_Nevada City, Nevada County, Cal. 

.Toerger, Martha-Oakland, Alameda County, Cal. 

Johnson, G. S. & Co_Phelan Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Kleinsorge, W. E-605 Peoples Bank Bldg., Sacramento, Cal. 

Lambert, N_Megalia, Butte County, Cal. 

Levensaler-Speir_Monadnock Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Mackey, Peter_.__Jamestown, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Madrid, John-Angels Camp, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Maltby, C. S_1311 Humboldt Bank Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Marianno, J. F_Box 6, Chinese, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Masterson, T. F. & A. C-Callahan, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

McFaul, J-Angels, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Meyer, Fred-Weimar, Placer County, Cal. 

Mineral Products Co_334 Rialto Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Mineral Resource Company of America (care of Ralph E. Hyatt)__ 

-Hughes Hotel, Fresno, Fresno County, Cal. 

Neill, Thomas-Pope Valley, Napa County, Cal. 

Newman Chrome Mine_Livermore, Alameda County, Cal. 

Nichelini, A_Chiles, Napa County, Cal. 

Nielsen, G. W. & Donnelly, P_Folsom, Sacramento County, Cal. 

Noble Electric Steel Co_995 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 



















































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Norcross, D. C-430 California St., San Francisco, Cal. 

O Brien, Jas., Peter Hoff & Chas. Ybright-Latrobe, El Dorado County, Cal. 

Peri, Frank-Copperopolis, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Pierce & Benadom-Morro, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Pilliken, George-Folsom, Sacramento County, Cal. 

Power Timber Co-Call Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Rhodes, L. H.; Gribble, C. N. & Byle, B. J-Coalinga, Fresno County, Cal. 

Richards, Geo. A. & Thos-Oakdale, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Roeper, J. C-Independence, Inyo County, Cal. 

Ryan, Thomas-Copperopolis, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Sanger Mining Co-Sanger, Fresno County, Cal. 

Solinsky, F. J-729 New Call Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Sullivan, D. J.; Hemphill, W. F. & Noble, R. E——Dutch Flat, Placer County, Cal. 

Tedoc Mining Co. (lease of Chas. Carpey & Jas. Brown)_ 

-268 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Trinidad Mining Co-214 Front St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Tucker, Henry (leases of Newhall Estate)-Calistoga, Lake County, Cal. 

Turner, R. Chester-Grass Valley, Nevada County, Cal. 

Turner, R. L. & Geisendorfer, C. A-Colfax, Placer County, Cal. 

Tyson Mining Co-Tyson Bldg., Baltimore, Md. 

Union Chrome Co-Adams Bldg., 180 Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Wait, A. L-Plymouth, Amador County, Gal. 

Walsh, Guy and Hall-Auburn, Placer County, Cal. 

Ward, Geo-Fosteria, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Waters, Chas-San Luis Obispo, San L uis Obispo County, Cal. 

Wellman, Scott I-3603 Finley Ave., Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Cal. 

Wheeler, A. A-1640 Clay St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Williamson, Bros. & Cole, C-Washington, Nevada County, Cal. 

Williamson, O. S. & Beck, C-Iowa Hill, Placer County, Cal. 

Wilson, Fred-Angels, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Developed: 

Name. Address. 

Asbil, Frank; Guthrie, Alex & Root, Mrs. Frank_ 

-Cummings, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Aumaier, S_San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Auspach, Wm. & Hay, E. Iv-Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

Baldwin, W. T_Telephone Bldg., Oroville, Butte County, Cal. 

Bonetti, Chas_Latrobe, El Dorado County, Cal. 

Bowman, B. M. (lessee of Parmeter Ranch)_Cazadero, Sonoma County, Cal. 

Boyden, W. P. & Koenig, Fred--Greenville, Plumas County, Cal. 

Brandon, J-Latrobe, El Dorado County, Cal. 

Burnham, Wm_Copperopolis, Calaveras County, Cal. 

California Chrome Co_Kohl Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

Campbell, Mrs. A. B__Angels, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Carr, E. IL & Mefford, J. E_lone, Amador County. Cal. 

Carson, Frank & Sweet_Visalia, Tulare County, Cal. 

Courtwright, Geo-lone, Amador County, Cal. 

Curtis Bros--Pentz, via Oroville, Butte County, Cal. 

De Kruse, E_Iowa Hill. Placer County, Cal. 

Dooley, E. A_Plymouth. Amador County, Cal. 

Dwyer, J. F_—_Yreka, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

Fish, C. E_Red Bluff, Tehama County, Cal. 

Fleishbein, L. & Kinney, L_Mormon House via Folsom, Sacramento County, Cab 

Franks, J. R_:_Piedra, Fresno County, Cal. 

Hall, George_Greenville, Plumas County, Cal. 

Hallingreen, Miss L. (property leased to Shanks & Copps)- 

_Geyserville, Sonoma County, Cal. 























































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CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU. 


Developed: 


Name. 


Address. 


Harp & Sons_Middletown, Lake County, Cal. 

Hogan, Tom_Grass Valley, Nevada County, Cal. 

Irish, C. F_Georgetown, El Dorado County, Cal. « 

Kelley, M. A_Auburn, Placer County, Cal. 

Kilday, M. J_Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, Cal. 

Kohl, Joseph_Jamestown, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Linder, R. E. & Hodges, J. R-—Alta, Placer County, Cal. 

Luce, Alonzo_333 N. Butte St., Willows, Glenn County, Cal. 

Madiera, Geo., Sr_Healdsburg, Sonoma County, Cal. 

Maki, Peter^_!_Jamestown, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Marton, Chas. & Boyer, Leon-Bayles, Shasta County, Cal. 

McBride, Geo. & Masterson, C. J_Callahan, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

McCarty, Tlios_Quincy, Plumas County, Cal. 

McCormick Cattle Co_Sonora, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Mefford, J. E_lone, Amador County, Cal. 

Mountain Springs Chrome Co_lone, Amador County, Cal. 

Muscatelli, Bob_Washington, Nevada County, Cal. 

Niles, Walter; Miller, Fred & H. O. Kohler-Washington, Nevada County, Cal. 

Ogle, E. C. & W. H_Volcanoville, via Georgetown, El Dorado County, Cal. 

Osborn, S. P_-__—Altaville, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Parkhurst, Herbert N_110 20th St., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, Cal. 

Parmeter Ranch Mine_Cazadero, Sonoma County, Cal. 

Perera, Wm, M_Jamestown, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Pfeifer, Wm_Latrobe, El Dorado County, Cal. 

Phillips, George_Yreka, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

Philpott, Chas_Hayfork, Trinity County,. Cal. 

Preston Estate_Jamestown, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Roeper, J. C-Independence, Inyo County, Cal. 

Rohrer, G. C-Pulga, Butte County, Cal. 

Rowen, R. J_Grants Pass, Oregon 

Schular & Doolittle_Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

Scott, Geo_Washington, Nevada County, Cal. 

Sheldon, Geo. F_302 Key Route Bldg., Oakland, Alameda County, Cal. 

Shroeder, H. & Thompson, E. H_Grass Valley, Nevada County, Cal. 

Siebert, John_Sanger, Fresno, County, Cal. 

Sims, Henry-Chinese Camp, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Swayne, R. H_430 Sansome St., San Francisco, Cal. 

Sweet, John-—Wolf, Nevada County, Cal. 

Thompson, H-Wolf, Nevada County, Cal. 

Vogelsang, Charles J-North Branch, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Waddell, E. II_Lindsay, Tulare County, Cal. 

Walker, O. J-Callahan, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

Wear, E. T-Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Welsh, Joseph C_San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Wiley, D. E-:-Folsom, Sacramento County, Cal. 

Woods, Blaisdel & McGinn-Sanger, Star Route, Fresno County, Cal. 

Wurtzer & Mezger__Yreka, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

Zerfing, Arthur-Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Undeveloped: 

Name. Address. 

Artward, Chas.; Kindred, Geo. & McKnight, J. M.__Covelo, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Asbil, Frank_Alderpoint, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Beckwith, Robert-Jamestown, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Burrows, I. A---Newville, Glenn County, Cal. 

Cliesley, W. R-Willows, Glenn County, Cal. 

Childers, W. L. et al-Crescent City, Del Norte County, Cal. 























































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Undeveloped: 

Name. Address. 

Collier, B. Iv-Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

Copsey, A.; Moore, W. P. & Klein, II. J-Middletown, Lake County, Cal. 

Cory, W. C_Jamestown, Tuolumne County, Cal. 

Dotta, Mrs. L. H. & Sons-Healdsburg, Sonoma County, Cal. 

Evans, W. J---San Simeon, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Ferbrache, J. A_Gilroy, Santa Clara County, Cal. 

Folger, A. J. & Holbert, C. M-Beegum, Tehama County, Cal. 

Forni, J. C_Latrobe, El Dorado County, Cal. 

Garcia, Marcel Sc Estrada, Francisco J._San Simeon, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Gill, Charles D_—Campbell, Santa Clara County, Cal. 

Glenn, P. E_Latrobe, El Dorado County, Cal. 

Hallister, W. M. Sc Pierce, W_San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Hawkins, E. J. et al_Crescent City, Del Norte County, Cal. 

Hay, E. K. & Auspach, Win—-Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, Cal. 

Ilearst, Mrs. Phoebe_San Francisco, Cal. 

Jobe, Geo. M.—_San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Johnson, Wm--Castella, Shasta County, Cal. 

Keller, A. D_Graniteville, Nevada County, Cal. 

Kilpatrick, W., agent for Sullinger property_Oakville, Napa County, Cal. 

La Laguna Ranch Co__320 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., San Diego, Cal. 

Middlemast, W. C_Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Miles, D. E. Sc Westover, Wm_Hazel Creek, Shasta County, Cal. 

Mott. Geo. L. & Gamble, T. B_San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Murphy, P. P>--Latrobe, El Dorado County, Cal. 

Osburn, S. P_Altaville, Calaveras County, Cal. 

Russ, Antoine D-San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Shields, W. E.---Covelo, Mendocino County, Cal. 

Snyder, R. S___Piedra, Fresno County, Cal. 

Steele, T--Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Vaughn, Mrs. Zona of Turlock (property leased to Fenster, G. L.)- 

—___Patterson, Stanislaus County, Cal. 

Wallace, Roy W_Pope Valley, Napa County, Cal. 

Wells, Conklin & Williams, Ed_Newville, Glenn County, Cal. 

Wheeler, James_Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo County, Cal. 

Chromite Buyers and Consumers. 

In the effort to get in touch with consumers similar methods were 
used as those described on page 10 with reference to manganese. 
All firms known to the Mining Bureau were communicated with, a 
statement relative to the Bureau’s aims as to the issuance of the report 
in hand was given, and information asked covering the requirements 
of each in the purchase of this ore. 

Prompt and satisfactory compliance with this request was received 
almost without exception, and it is with pleasure that the hearty coop¬ 
eration thus received is hereby acknowledged. 

Extracts from letters received follow, which, it is believed, will fur¬ 
nish an authoritative and helpful guide to producers and owners of 
chromite deposits throughout the state. 

































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LETTERS FROM CHROME BUYERS. 

American Refractories Company: Joliet, Ill. July 30, 1917. 

(Samuel IT. Dolbear, Pacific Coast Representative, Merchants National 

Bank Building, San Francisco.) 

First—Our receipts of chrome ore are almost entirely made up into 
bricks for refractory purposes. 

Second—Our analysis specifications at present are 40% to 50% 
Cr„0 3 ; not over 15% Fe 2 0; ; , and not over 8% Si0 2 . 

Third—We have no fixed form of contract under which purchases are 
made, but as a rule stipulate a specific tonnage contingent upon the 
deposit producing it and for delivery within a specific period; terms 
of payment usually being 80%. sight draft with bill of lading attached; 
the balance payable upon delivery of car; sampling and analysis at 
destination. Where the seller is willing to have his shipments sampled 
and analyzed by a reputable chemist at the time of loading, Ave would 
e\ r en be willing to pay sight draft for full value, based on that analysis. 

Fourth—It is \ r ery difficult to gNe you any indication as to the 
amount of ore that Ave would be in the market for, as you will receive 
no doubt, a number of replies to your inquiries and a great deal of the 
tonnage will be duplicated. 

Binney & Smith: 81 Fulton St., New York, N. Y. July 30, 1917. 

Replying to yours of the 24th inst. regarding Chromite, the chief 
use Ave have for the material in question is in the manufacture of Chrome 
colors, Ferro Chromium and refractories. We need about 500 tons of 
ore of over 50% Cr,0 3 and under 3% in Silica annualty Avliile the 
Avar lasts. We can take all the chrome Ave can get 38 to 40% Cr 2 0 3 . 


Electro Metallurgical Company: 42d St. Bldg., New York, N. Y. 

Aug. 9, 1917. 

(1) Question : Principal use to which Ave put the material. 

Answer: In the production of steel. 

(2) Question: Specifications covering tenor of ore which will meet 
our requirements. 

Answer: High grade. 

(3) Question: Form of contract which we demand of the producer. 
Answer: No particular form. 

(4) Question: Approximate amount of ore we expect to be in the 
market for. 

Answer: All we can obtain at a reasonable price. 


Foote Mineral Company: 107 N. 19th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. 3, 1917. 

1. Principal Uses: Manufacture of Ferrochrome and bichromate. 

2. Specifications: Chemical ore (for manufacture of bichromate); 
Crminimum 50%, Silica maximum 6 % ; Metallurgical Ore: Cr.,0. 
minimum 40%, Silica maximum 5%, Sulphur maximum .5%, Phos¬ 
phorus maximum .2%. 


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3. Contracts. The ore is generally purchased on the basis of so much 
per unit of Cr,0 3 present per net ton. For example, ore quoted at 80$ 
per unit on the basis of a minimum of 50% Cr 2 0 3 , would be worth 
$40.00 per net ton f. o. b. Eastern points. Payment is generally made on 
the basis of 80% against bill of lading with preliminary certificate of 
sampling and analysis by a Western chemist. Final payment would 
be made on the basis of Booth, Garrett & Blair’s or Ledoux & Co.’s 
certificate of sampling and analysis after the arrival of the ore in the 
East. 

In regard to the fourth question, it is impossible for us to give you 
any exact information, as our requirements vary from month to month. 

Goldschmidt Thermit Company: New York City, 120 Broadway. 

Aug. 24, 1917. 

1. The principal use for which we require California Chrome Ore is 
the making of 60% Carbon-free Ferro Chromium. 

2. We prefer the ore to be over 50% Cr 2 0 3 , less than t\% Si0 2 and 
only trace of S and P and containing no injurious metals. 

3. The contract form which we prefer is one covering all possible 
points between buyer and seller, such as specifications, delivery, quan¬ 
tities, etc., etc., and we prefer to pay 100% on the dry weight after 
weighing, sampling and analysis by third and independent party whose 
results are final. 

4. We would probably require at least 10 to 20 carloads per year. 

Harbison-Walker Refractories Company: Farmers Bank Bldg., Pittsburg, 

Pa. July 30, 1917. 

We beg to reply to the questions in your letter of the 24th inst. as 
follows: 

1. Principal use: Brick making. 

2. Specifications: Cr 2 0 3 not under 40%. 

Si0 2 not over 6%. 

Fe 2 0 3 not over 15%. 

3. Form of contract: 80% against sight draft with bill of lading 
and certificate of analysis attached; balance on determination of quality 
of ore after arrival. 

4. Amount in market for: Can not state. Large user. 


Mutual Chemical Co. of America: 55 John St., New York, N. Y. 

July 30, 1917. 

1. The use to which we put Chrome Ore is in the manufacture of 
Bichromate of Potash and Bichromate of Soda. 

2. All we use should analyze a minimum of 48% Chromic Oxide and 
maximum of 6% Silica. 

3. The form of contract depends upon whether it is a buyer’s or 
seller’s market. We buy as well as we can, and on the best terms 
possible, generally delivered at our works, weighed and sampled at 
time of discharging, and settlement on sampling and analysis of Messrs. 
Ledoux & Company’s laboratory. 


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4. We believe we are the largest consumers of Chrome Ore in this 
country. We do not care to state our consumption. 

The National Electrolytic Co.: Niagara Falls, N. Y. Aug. 17, 1917. 

Referring to your letter of July 24th, which lias been overlooked, we 
can use 10,000 tons Chrome Ore per annum in the manufacture of 
Bichromates. We prefer to have ore testing about 50% Cr 2 0 3 . 

Noble Electric Steel Company: 995 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. 

July 27, 1917. 

Our specifications are as follows: 

Chrome Ore—30% Metallic Chromium, not over 10% Silica. 

We have no particular form of contract, but we will not enter into 
an unbonded contract, without first inspecting the property and mak¬ 
ing sure that there is some probability that the producers can make 
good on their contracts. 

We expect to be in the market for possibly 200 tons of Chrome Ore 
per month. 

Pacific Electro Metals Company: Balboa Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. 

July 25, 1917. 

We are in the market for a limited amount of chrome ore, for the 

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purpose of manufacturing ferro chromium from the same. 

As to specifications of ore which we would use, beg to state that we 
would insist on a low silica content and as high metallic chromium 
content as possible. 

The form of contract which we would demand of the producer would 
be one based on guaranteed minimum of metallic chromium and maxi¬ 
mum silica. We would most likely be willing to pay some premium 
for ores better than the quality contracted for. Our demands would 
be approximately one hundred tons of ore per month. 

St. Louis Refractories Company: Title Guaranty Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. 

Aug. 4, 1917. 

Replying to your recent favor, relative to Chrome, will state that we 
intend to make some Chrome Brick, but have not an opening for it in 
our plant just at present, but we do handle Chrome Ore, and are in the 
market for about 1,000 tons of 34% to 40%. 

The Sawyer Tanning Company: Napa, Cal. July 28, 1917. 

Replying to your questions: 

(1) All Chromite purchased by us is used in the production of 
Bichromate of Soda in our factory at Napa. 

(2) We can use Chromite only when containing 47% or more of 
Chromic Oxide and not over 8% of Silica. 

(3) We have no particular form of contract with the producers. 

(4) We expect to be in the market for 2.000 tons of ore yearly. 


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PUBLICATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU 

Publications of this Bureau upon which a price has been affixed will be sent on 
receipt of the requisite amount. Others will be mailed upon request until the edition 
is exhausted. Only stamps, coin or money orders will be accepted in payment. 
Money orders should be made payable to the State Mining Bureau. 

Personal checks will not he accepted. 


REPORTS. 


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IV. 

V. 

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VI. 


•Report 
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•Report 
•Report 
•Report 
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•Report VIII. 
•Report IX, 
•Report X, 
Report XI. 
•Report XII. 
•Report XIII 
Chapters of 
Hamilton 
Mines and 
Merrill. 


Asterisk (*) indicates the publication is out of print. 

Henry G. Hanks. 1880. 

Henry G. Hanks. 1882. 

Henry G. Hanks. 1883. 

Henry G. Hanks. 1884. 

Henry G. Hanks. 1885. 

Part 1. Henry G. Hanks. 1886. 

Part 2. Wm. Irelan, Jr. 1886. 

Wm. Irelan, Jr. 1887. 

Wm. Irelan, Jr. 1888. 

Wm. Irelan, Jr. 1889. 

Wm. Irelan, Jr. 1890. Price. 

. Wm. Irelan, Jr. 1892. (First biennial)_$1.00 

J. J. Crawford. 1894. (Second biennial)_ _ 

J. J. Crawford. 1896. (Third biennial)- - 

State Mineralogist’s Report, Biennial period, 1913-1914, Fletcher 

Mineral Resources of Imperial and San Diego Counties—F. J. H. 

1914- .35 


Mines and Mineral Resources, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties— 

W. B. Tucker. 1915_ .50 

Mines and Mineral Resources, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Napa, Solano, 

Sonoma and Yolo Counties—Walter W. Bradley. 1915_ .50 

Mines and Mineral Resources, Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino Counties 

—F. L. Lowell. 1915-.- .25 

Mines and Mineral Resources, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, 

San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties—Walter W. Bradley, G. C. Brown, 

F. L. Lowell and R. P. McLaughlin. 1915- .50 

Mines and Mineral Resources, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties—G. C. 

Brown. 1915 - .50 

Report XIV. Fletcher Hamilton, 1915, Biennial period, 1913-1914. (The above 

county chapters combined in a single volume)- 2.00 

Chapters of State Mineralogist’s Report, Biennial Period, 1915-1916, Fletcher 
Hamilton : 

Mines and Mineral Resources, Alpine, Inyo and Mono Counties, with geological 
map—Arthur S. Eakle, Emile Huguenin, R. P. McLaughlin, Clarence A. 

Waring. 1917 - 1.25 

Mines and Mineral Resources, Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Sutter and Tehama 

Counties—W. Burling Tucker, Clarence A. Waring. 1917- .50 

Mines and Mineral Resources, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yuba 

Counties—W. Burling Tucker, Clarence A. Waring. 1917- .65 

Mines and Mineral Resources, Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside Counties— 

Frederick J. H. Merrill. 1917- .50 

Mines and Mineral Resources, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa 
Barbara and Ventura Counties—Walter W. Bradley, Emile Huguenin, C. A. 

Logan, Clarence A. Waring. 1917- .65 

Mines and Mineral Resources, San Bernardino and Tulare Counties—H. C. 

Cloudman, Emile Huguenin, F. J. H. Merrill, W. Burling Tucker. 1917- .65 


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BULLETINS. 

Desiccated Human Remains.—Winslow Anderson. 1888- - 

Methods of Mine Timbering.—W. H. Storms. 1894- - 

Gas and Petroleum Yielding Formations of the Central Valley of 

California.—W. L. Watts. 1894- - 

Catalogue of California Fossils (Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5).—J. G. - 

Cooper. 1894 -—- - 

The Cyanide Process: Its Practical Application and Economical - 

Results.—A. Scheidel. 1894 - -—- 

California Gold Mill Practices.—E. B. Preston. 1895—--$0.50 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1894.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet) - - 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1895.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet)- - 

Mine Drainage, Pumps, etc.—Hans C. Behr. 1896--- - 

A Bibliography Relating to the Geology, Palaeontology, and 

Mineral Resources of California.—A. W. Vogdes. 18961- - 

Oil and Gas Yielding Formations of Los Angeles, Ventura and 

Santa Barbara Counties.—W. L. Watts. 1896- - 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1896.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet)--------- - 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1897.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet)--- ---— --- - 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1898.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet)---— --- - 

Map of Oil City Oil Fields, Fresno County.—J. H. Means- - 

The Genesis of Petroleum and Asphaltum in California.—A. S. 

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Asterisk (♦) indicates the publication is out of print. Price. 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1899.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet)- - 

The Mother Lode Region of California.—W. H. Storms, 1900- - 

Oil and Gas Yielding Formations of California.—W. L. Watts. 

1900 _ _ 

Synopsis of General Report of State Mining Bureau.—W. L. 

Watts. 1900 __ 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1900.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet) - - 

Mineral Production of California for Fourteen Years.—Chas. G. 

Yale. 1900. (Tabulated sheet) _ _ 

Reconnaissance of the Colorado Desert Mining District.—Stephen 

Bowers. 1901_ _ 

The Copper Resources of California.—P. C. DuBois, F. M. Ander¬ 
son, J. H. Tibbits, and G. A. Tweedy. 1902_$0.50 

The Saline Deposits of California.—G. E. Bailey. 1902- - 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1901.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet) _ _ 

Mineral Production of California for Fifteen Years.—Chas. G. 

Yale. 1901. (Tabulated sheet)- - 

The Quicksilver Resources of California.—Wm. Forstner. 1903 _ 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1902.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet) _ _ 

Mineral Production of California for Sixteen Years.—Chas. G. 

Yale. 1902. (Tabulated sheet)_ _ 

A Bibliography of Geology, Palaeontology, and Mineral Resources 

of California.—A. W. Vogdes. 1903 _ _ 

Chemical Analyses of California Petroleum.—H. N. Cooper. 1903. 

(Tabulated sheet) _ _ 

Production and Use of Petroleum in California.—P. W. Prutzman. 

1904 _ .25 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1903.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet) --— _ 

Mineral Production of California for Seventeen Years.—Chas. G. 

Yale. 1903. (Tabulated sheet)_ __ 

Mines and Minerals of California for 1903.—Chas. G. Yale. 1904. 

(Statistical) _ _ 

Gold Dredging in California.—J. E. Doolittle. 1905_ _ 

Gems, Jewelers’ Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California. 

—George F. Kunz. 1905: 

First edition (without colored plates)-- .25 

♦Second edition (with colored plates)_ _ 

The Structural and Industrial Materials of California.—Wm. 

Forstner, T. C. Hopkins, C. Naramore, L. H. Eddy. 1906__ 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1904.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet) - - 

Mineral Production of California for Eighteen Years.—Chas. G. 

Yale. 1904. (Tabulated sheet) _ _ 

Mines and Minerals of California, for 1904—Chas. G. Yale 

(Statistical) ___ 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1905.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet) - - 

Mineral Production of California for Nineteen Years.—Chas. G. 

Yale. 1905. (Tabulated sheet) _ _ 

Mines and Minerals of California, for 1905.—Chas. G. Yale. 

(Statistical) _ _ 

Auriferous Black Sands of California.—J. A. Edman. 1907_ _ 

General Index to Publications of the State Mining Bureau.—Com¬ 
piled by Chas. G. Yale. 1907- .30 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1906.—Chas. G. 

Yale. (Tabulated sheet) - - 

Mineral Production of California for Twenty Years.—Chas. G. 

Yale. 1906. (Tabulated sheet) - - 

Mines and Minerals of California, for 1906.—Chas. G. Yale. 

(Statistical) _ _ 

The Copper Resources of California.—A. Hausmann, J. Krutt- 

schnitt, Jr., W. E. Thorne, J. A. Edman. 1908_ 1.00 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1907.—D. H. 

Walker. (Tabulated sheet) - - 

Mineral Production of California for Twenty-one Years.—D. H. 

Walker. 1907. (Tabulated sheet) _:_ _ 

Mineral Production of California for 1907, with County Maps— 

D. H. Walker. 1908. (Statistical)_ ____ 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1908.—D. H. 

Walker. (Tabulated sheet) - - 

Mineral Production of California for Twenty-two Years.—D. H. 

Walker. 1908. (Tabulated sheet) _ _ 

Mineral Production for 1908, County Maps, and Mining Laws 

of California.—D. H. Walker. 1909. (Statistical)_ _ 

Gold Dredging in California.—W. B. Winston, Charles Janin. 

1910_ _ 

Mineral Production of California, by Counties, 1909.—D. H. 

Walker. (Tabulated sheet) ___ 

Mineral Production of California for Twenty-three Years.—D. H. 
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Asterisk (♦) indicates the publication is out of print. Price. 

♦Bulletin 60. Mineral Production for 1909, County Maps, and Mining Laws 

of California.—D. H. Walker. 1910. (Statistical)_ _ 

♦Bulletin 61. Mineral Production of California, by Counties, for 1910.—D. H. 

Walker. (Tabulated sheet) _ _ 

♦Bulletin 62. Mineral Production of California for Twenty-four Years.—D. H. 

Walker. 1910. (Tabulated sheet) _ _ 

Bulletin 63. Petroleum in Southern California.—P. W. Prutzman. 1912_ $0.75 

Bulletin 64. Mineral Production for 1911.—E. S. Boalich, 1912__ 

Bulletin 65. Mineral Production for 1912.—E. S. Boalich, 1913__ 

♦Bulletin 66. Mining Laws, United States and California, 1914_ _ 

Bulletin 67. Minerals of California.—A. S. Eakle. 1914_ 1.00 

Bulletin 68. Mineral Production for 1913.—E. S. Boalich. 1914_ _ 

Bulletin 69. Petroleum Industry of California, with Folio of Maps (18x22 in.) 

—R. P. McLaughlin and C. A. Waring, 1914_i 2.00 

♦Bulletin 70. Mineral Production for 1914, with Mining Law Appendix. 1915 _ 

♦Bulletin 71. California Mineral Production for 1915, with Mining Law Appen¬ 
dix and Maps.—Walter W. Bradley, 1916_ _ 

Bulletin 72. Geologic Formations of California- .25 

Bulletin 73. First Annual Report of State Oil and Gas Supervisor_ _ 

Bulletin 74. Mineral Production of California, 1916- - 

Bulletin 75. U. S. and California Mining Laws. (In press)- - 

Bulletin 76. Manganese and Chromium in California (in preparation)_ _ 

Bulletin 77. Catalogue of Publications of California State Mining Bureau. 

(In press)- - 

Bulletin 78. Quicksilver Resources of California. (In preparation)._ 

Registers of Mines with Maps. 

Amador County _ $.25 

Butte County - .25 

♦Calaveras County _ _ 

♦El Dorado County_ _ 

♦Inyo County - - 

♦Kern County_ _ 

Lake County_•_ .25 

Mariposa County- .25 

♦Nevada County - - 

♦Placer County----- - 

♦Plumas County - - 

♦San Bernardino County- - 

♦San Diego County- - 

Santa Barbara County- .25 

♦Shasta County --- - 

♦Sierra County- - 

♦Siskiyou County- - 

♦Trinity County- - 

♦Tuolumne County- - 

Yuba County -- .25 

Register of Oil Wells (with map), Los Angeles City- .35 

OTHER MAPS. 

California, Showing Mineral Deposits (50x60 in.) — 

Mounted -$1.50 

Forest Reserves in California— 

Mounted - .50 

Unmounted - .30 

♦Mineral and Relief Map of California- - 

El Dorado County. Showing Boundaries of National Forests- .20 

Madera County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests- .20 

Placer County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests- .20 

Shasta County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests- .20 

Sierra County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests- .20 

Siskiyou County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests- .2Q 

Trinity County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests- .45 

Tuolumne County, Showing Boundaries of National Forests- .20 

♦Mother Lode Region---.- —rr 

Desert Region of Southern California- .10 

Minaret District, Madera County - -^0 

Copper Deposits in California- *oj> 

Calaveras County - 

Plumas County - ’Z” 

Geological Map of California (mounted)—50x60 inches- -••' u 

DETERMINATION OF MINERAL SAMPLES. 

<■ 4-1 mules (limited to three at one time) of any mineral found in the state may be 
sent to the Bureau for identification, and the same will be classified free of charge. 
No samples will be determined if received from points outside the state It must be 
understood that no assays, or quantitative determinations will be made Samples 
should be in lump form if possible, and marked plainly with name of sender on out¬ 
side of package, etc. No samples will be received unless delivery charges are prepaid. 
A letter should accompany sample, giving locality where mineral was found and the 
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INDEX. 


American Ever Ready Works___ 

American Metal Company, Ltd___ 

American Refractories Company___ 

Appendix _ 

Bethlehem Steel Company_ 

Binney & Smith___ 

Buyers of manganese _ 

Carnegie Steel Company_ 

Chromite buyers and consumers_ 

Deposits in California, developed_ 

undeveloped _ 

owners and operators of- 

producing __ 

Chromium, concentration of ores_ 

Detailed specifications from buyers_ 

Occurrence of _ 

Price of _ 

Uses of _ 

Concentration of chromium ore_ 

Consumers of chromium ore_ 

of manganese ore__ 

Dana & Company, Inc.___ 

Determination of mineral specimens_ 

Electro Metallurgical Company_ 

Foote Mineral Company__ 

Freight rates on chromium ores_ 

on manganese ores___ 

Geological Survey, list of manganese purchasers_ 

Goldschmidt Thermit Company_ 

Harbison-Walker Refractories Company_ 

Harshaw, Fuller & Goodwin Company_ 

Lavino, E. J. & Company_ 

Letters from chrome buyers_*_ 

Manganese consumers _ 

List of publications, State Mining Bureau_ 

Manganese buyers_ 

Carbonate ores _ 

Consumers ___ 

Deposits, in California, developed_ 

undeveloped _ 

owners and operators of- 

producing_ 

Deposits of the United States, footnote___ 

Detailed specifications_ 

Freight rates on_ 

Occurrence of _ 

Price of_ 

Requirements of_ 

Specifications of, for use in steel industry_ 

, Uses of _ 

Meyer & Sons _ 

Midvale Steel Company_ 

Mill, Placer Chrome Concentrating Company_ 

Mineral specimens, determination of_ 

Mutual Chemical Company of America_ 

National Electrolytic Company_ 

Noble Electric Steel Company_~~_”_I' 

Occurrence of chromium___~_~_21_' 

of Manganese _I_2_. 

Owners and operators of chrome deposits in California_Z_ZZ. 

of Manganese deposits in California_ 

Pacific Electro Metals Company_ 

Placer Chrome Concentrating Company Mill_ 

Prices of chrome ore_ 

of Manganese ore_ 

Publications of State Mining Bureau, list of_I_I 

Purchasers of manganese and manganiferous ores, Geological Survey list 

Requirements of manganese buyers_ 

Rodgers, Brown & Company_J_ 

Sawyer Tanning Company_ 

Schedule of prices for manganese ores_2_ 

Specifications of manganese ore for use in steel industryLl_2 _ _1 

St. Louis Refractories Company_ 

Uses of chromium_21_~ _2ZZ 

of Manganese _ 


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